Staphylococcus aureusEnterotoxin B Regulates Prostaglandin E2Synthesis, Growth, and Migration in Nasal Tissue Fibroblasts
Author(s) -
Claudina Pérez-Novo,
Anouk Waeytens,
C Claeys,
Paul Van Cauwenberge,
Claus Bachert
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/528989
Subject(s) - superantigen , enterotoxin , prostanoid , prostaglandin d2 , prostaglandin e2 , immunology , staphylococcus aureus , fibroblast , receptor , biology , immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , t cell , endocrinology , biochemistry , in vitro , genetics , escherichia coli , gene , bacteria
Superantigens and eicosanoids are important amplifiers and regulators of inflammation in airway diseases. We therefore studied the possible influence of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB) on the cyclooxygenase (COX) pathway and basic functions of airway structural cells.
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